Softball Recap: Boardman Wins High-Profile Game Against Canfield

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 @ Harding	17
04/24/25 vs Cardinal Mooney	14
05/07/25 vs Poland Seminary	13
05/16/25 @ Canfield	10
05/12/25 vs West Branch	10

Boardman faced Canfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Spartans blew past the Cardinals 13-3. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by six runs or more this season.

Tori Strines made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Strines was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.

In other batting news, Addie Rudge was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Jocelynn Torres, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Boardman hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive matchups.

Boardman is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Canfield, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-4-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Boardman will host Jefferson Area at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Canfield, they will be playing at home against Jackson at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cardinals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Polar Bears have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.